Commentary - Better Than Neil chords by Soundtracks

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice


Intro:
Gm
Hey Ladies, Sit down, relax
Cm               Bb
I got a story to tell...

Verse 1:
Cm
Every night I lie awake
Bb
With sorrow in my chest
Cm
I think of NPH and wonder
Bb
Is he getting rest?
Gm
Does he know each second
Cm
He’s only second best?
Eb
Tossing in his bed
F

What’s he wearing? Dread?

Chorus:
Bb
I’m better
Gm
Better than Neil
F
In so many ways
Eb
It’s almost unreal
Bb
Oh sure he can sing
Gm
And piggies can squeal
F
It’s not a big deal
Eb
I’m better

Verse 2:
Cm
So he was on Broadway
Bb
While I was on the soaps
Cm
Who’s got the high score
Bb
on "Ninja Ropes"
Gm
Who’s got a bullet-proof
Cm
Car like the Pope’s?
Eb
Look at Neil mackin’
F
So sad he’s so lackin’

Verse 3:
Cm
He makes seven figures
Bb
And get Emmy nods
Cm
I make seven layer
     Bb
Bean dip of the gods
Gm
I’m also in Halo 3
Cm
What are the odds?
Eb
Now my ears are ringin’
F
‘Cause all the girls are singin’

Chorus:
Bb
I’m better
Gm
Better than Neil
F
At so many things
Eb
It’s hard to conceal
Bb
Oh sure he does magic
Gm
Magic’s not real
F
How dumb do you feel?
Eb
I’m better

Verse 4:
Cm
Neil played a kid doctor
Bb
Well, so did I, dude
Cm
But I was much younger
Bb
And totally nude
Gm
Neil kept that white coat on
Cm
Great Doctor Prude
Eb
Look there Felicia goes
F
Another deal you couldn’t close, yeah

Verse 5:
Cm
I wink at a woman
Bb
She needs a drink - Stat!
Cm
She knows I get everything
Bb
I’m aiming at
Gm
Except for the Pope car
Cm
I lied about that
Eb
At least I’m not prone
F
To singing alone

Bridge:
            Bb
Look at his smallness
               Gm
Compared to my tallness
             Cm
My porcelain doll-ness
              F
My port-in-a-squallness
               Bb
My kids-in-the-Hallness
                Gm
My Pink-Floyd’s "The Wall"-ness
                  Cm
My three parts of gaulness
                F
My just all-in-allness
                Bb
My wonderful me-ness
                F           Dm
My hammer - the people can tell
Eb               Dm
That I’m awfully swell
Eb                     Dm
While Neil has a weird smell
Eb               F
I’m just saying: Purell

Chorus:
Bb
I’m better
Gm
Better than Neil
F
At - where do I start?
Eb
Romantic appeal
Bb
We both went for Penny
Gm
And who copped a feel?
F
The true man of steel
Eb
I’m better than Neil

Chorus:
Bb
Yeah yeah yeah
Gm
I’m better than Neil
F
Just jumped off a moving
Eb
Automobile
Bb
He plays with his phone
Gm
While tires they squeal
F
It’s my scene to steal
Eb
I' m better than Neil

Outtro:
Bb Gm F Eb
Oo oo oo oo... improv, repeat until tired